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70 years ago, Forbidden Planet ushered in the Space Age of science fiction, and now it's ready for a reboot.

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A common element in “Star Trek” and other science fiction is their depiction of humanoid alien species. If life exists ...

Billions of stars in our Milky Way galaxy have captured rogue alien planets that once cruised freely through interstellar space, a new study suggests. Many wandering alien worlds, which were ejected ...

A new study suggests alien life may be easier to detect through clusters of similar planets rather than single biosignatures.